OBTI 103

~1950 BCE·Old Babylonian·P369533

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369533.

Why it matters

Transliteration

x x [...] x [...] x
x x x x x
1(disz)# tug2# ARAD2#-utu
1(disz)# tug2# ARAD2#-iszkur#
1(disz) tug2# szum#-ru#-s,a-a#-ku#
1(disz) tug2# ka-lu#-mi-dingir
[1(disz)] tug2# su#-mu#-iszkur#
szunigin? 6(disz)# tug2? _ku-sza-tum_
ki-la2-bi 3(u)# ma-na siki
siki-ba-szu-nu
nig2-szu a-ia-a
2(u)# 8(disz)#
mu# 1(disz)# alan# zabar#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — OBTI 103. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P369533) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P369533..

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